Unseen Elvis

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UNSEEN ELVIS CANDIDSOFTHEKING From the Collection of Jim Curtin Elvis Aron Presley holds a special place in America's heart. Fifteen years after his death, millions of fans make pilgrimages to his Memphis mansion, Graceland; they talk about him, dream about him, watch his movies, and listen to his music. He was a phenomenon, a living legend who sparked the rebellion of a generation and inspired more love and worship than any other entertainer in history. He was wild on the stage but polite and sincere with his fans, ready with a smile, a squeeze, or a signature for the throngs that constantly surrounded him. Unseen Elvis is for those fans, over 400 neverbefore-published photographs that reveal the priváté side of his personality: happy or sad, rowdy or peaceful, tender or passionate, whether alone, with family, or friends. The book is divided into five sections representing the major periods in Elvis' life: The Fifties, The Army, Hollywood, Las Vegas/The Comeback, and Final Decline.... Tovább

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UNSEEN ELVIS CANDIDSOFTHEKING From the Collection of Jim Curtin Elvis Aron Presley holds a special place in America's heart. Fifteen years after his death, millions of fans make pilgrimages to his Memphis mansion, Graceland; they talk about him, dream about him, watch his movies, and listen to his music. He was a phenomenon, a living legend who sparked the rebellion of a generation and inspired more love and worship than any other entertainer in history. He was wild on the stage but polite and sincere with his fans, ready with a smile, a squeeze, or a signature for the throngs that constantly surrounded him. Unseen Elvis is for those fans, over 400 neverbefore-published photographs that reveal the priváté side of his personality: happy or sad, rowdy or peaceful, tender or passionate, whether alone, with family, or friends. The book is divided into five sections representing the major periods in Elvis' life: The Fifties, The Army, Hollywood, Las Vegas/The Comeback, and Final Decline. A brief text recalls what he was doing during that time, followed by black-and-white and color photographs of Elvis in an astonishing rangé of moods, poses, and backdrops. Whether clowning on a surfboard, kissing his girlfriend, playing the bongos, or sitting pensively in an alley, the Elvis Presley in these pictures conveys the extraordinary magnetism that keeps his memory so vitai today. 212 color and 194 black-and-white illustrations Vissza